MDOT DGS Business Opportunities & Entrepreneurial Training Summit

Time	Program
7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Registration Conference Center Entrance
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast Grand Ballroom
8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.	Opening Session Grand Ballroom Master of Ceremony – Louis Jones, Director, Office of Diversity & Equity Greetings from MDOT – Deputy Secretary R. Earl Lewis Greetings from USM – President Jay A. Perman, University of Maryland, Baltimore Greetings from DGS – Secretary Ellington Churchill
9:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Prime Contractors Forum Cameo Ballroom Lobby	Prime Contractors Forum Waterford Ballroom Lobby
	Business Opportunities Sessions	Entrepreneurial Training Workshops
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	MDOT – Maryland Transit Administration Waterford Ballroom DGS – Commodity Contracting Opportunities Cameo Ballroom USM – Contracting with University System Maryland Wedgewood Ballroom	Navigating eMaryland Marketplace with Success – Tips, Tricks and Best Practices Cristen Ervin, DGS Merriweather How To Get Certified Denise Merritt, MDOT Oakdale An Insider’s Look at Changes & Opportunities in Architectural/ Engineering (A&E) Contracts Lauri McGuire, DGS Amphitheater
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	BREAK	BREAK
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.	MDOT – Maryland Aviation Administration Waterford Ballroom DGS – Building Services & Maintenance Contracting Cameo Ballroom USM – Contracting with University System Maryland Wedgewood Ballroom	Navigating eMaryland Marketplace with Success – Tips, Tricks and Best Practices Cristen Ervin, DGS Merriweather Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) How To Get Certified Denise Merritt, MDOT Oakdale Amp Up Your Small Business Lisa Sanford, GOSMWBA Amphitheater
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.	Lunch Grand Ballroom Introductions / Preview of Afternoon Sessions Jack Howard, Asst. Secretary, DGS Luncheon Panel – Moving Forward, Preparing for the Future Special Secretary Jimmy Rhee, Moderator Wayne Frazier, President, MWMCA Dave Guerra, Puente Technology, LLC Angie Barnett, President/CEO, Better Business Bureau Serving Greater Maryland
	Business Opportunities Sessions	Entrepreneurial Training Workshops
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m	MDOT – State Highway Administration Maryland Transportation Authority Waterford Ballroom DGS – Construction Contracting Cameo Ballroom USM – Contracting with University System Maryland Wedgewood Ballroom	Moving Toward Winning More Contracts/Preparing to Earn More-Work Less! Richard Teter (UM-SBDC) Amphitheater How To Get Certified Denise Merritt Oakdale Finding the Right Funding Resources Randy Croxton, MMG Chantrell McCormick, BB&T Dr. Betty Ritter Seltzer, Betty Seltzer Agency Merriweather
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.	BREAK	BREAK
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.	Making The Grade Success Panel Amphitheater Jack Howard, Asst. Secretary (Moderator) Coretta Bennett, COO, Bith Group Jason Bass, Co-Founders, Treason Toting Company Business Opportunities Sessions MDOT – Maryland Port Administration / Motor Vehicle Administration Waterford Ballroom DGS – Energy Performance Contracting Cameo Ballroom USM – Contracting with University System Maryland Wedgewood Ballroom	Procurement Reform Panel Grand Ballroom Michael Haifley, Moderator Richard A. Tabuteau, Esq., Lobbyist Schwartz, Metz & Wise Gabriel Gnall Procurement Advisor to Maryland Board of Public Works Lauri McGuire Asst. Secretary for Procurement & Logistics, DGS Navigating eMaryland Marketplace with Success – Getting Started Cristen Ervin, DGS Merriweather How To Get Certified Denise Merritt, MDOT Oakdale
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	How to Win Government Bids and Avoid the Fatal Flaws Grand Ballroom

Summit Agenda